Description A FINE INDONESIAN GOLD REPOUSSé ‘PHOENIX’ DISH
Indonesia, Tanimbar, 19th century or earlier. The small shallow gold dish executed in fine repoussé, showing three phoenixes in the center of the well surrounded by a scroll border, with another scroll border around the rim.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor traces of wear, few miniscule losses around the rim.
Weight 14.8 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12.6 cm
Literature comparison: Similiar dishes are published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 220, Budapest 2013.